Women Tibia Stress Fracture

[lorilei4]

Anyone have any recovery stories for a stress fracture of the tibia?

 

[CoachAlex]

Not as a gymnast - I had one as an adult from running - it healed completely and (knock on wood) has not bothered me since. I do think it depends on WHERE on the tibia the stress fracture is - even in the same bone, a stress fracture in one area may be more serious than in another area.

 

[gymmutti]

Was the stress fracture at the growth plate or somewhere else?

 

[lorilei4]

The doc suspects my daughter has one in middle of chin bone

 

[Quadqueen]

My DD, no longer in gymnastics, had a stress fracture in her shin this spring during another sport season. She was out of sports for approximately ten weeks. She swam mostly during that time. She made a complete recovery.

 

[CoachAlex]

The doc suspects my daughter has one in middle of chin bone

Did he say where on the bone (front or back)? That makes a difference in healing time I believe.

 

[Texasmomof3]

My dd had stress fractures in both shins. She was on complete leg rest for 12 weeks, followed by modified leg use for a month as she worked back up to speed. She has now made a full recovery.